Jose David Martinez Aguilera, 25, of Lenoir, North Carolina, was shot and killed on January 11, 2022. First responders found him inside a car with multiple gunshot wounds after the shooting, which occurred outside a home on Quailridge Court in Lenoir.

Two men were implicated in the case. Isaac McKinely Dixon, 22, was charged with murder and taken into custody in Morganton, held without bond. Zachary Nathaniel Kersey, 22, was charged with accessory after the fact to murder and arrested at a motel in Lenoir, held under a $750,000 secured bond. Both were scheduled for initial court appearances on January 13, 2022.

If anyone knew Jose, witnessed activity on Quailridge Court that night, or has information relevant to the investigation, please share what is known.